•The co-ordination rules are most relevant when you have moved to the UK from a European Economic Area (EEA) country or vice versa.

•This Handbook uses the phrase ‘EU co-ordination rules’ to refer to four sets of co-ordination rules, which can apply since the end of the post-Brexit transition period (11pm on 31 December 2020). They provide similar social security rights and require similar conditions to be met, but differ in terms of who, and which benefits, each covers, and the ways they can affect entitlements.

•If your circumstances involve more than one EEA state (or the UK and an EEA state), your benefit entitlements may be affected by the EU co-ordination rules.